botfly
noun
any of several flies of the families Oestridae, Gasterophilidae, and Cuterebridae, the larvae of which are parasitic in the skin or other parts of various mammals.
botflies
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pluralof botfly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And I was surprised by my reaction: the technology that produced it is amazing, and I’m the person who tries to one-up my editor with disgusting pictures of botflies in Slack.
From The Verge ● Aug. 14, 2018
It’s the botflies that probably get the biggest reaction from family members and new visitors, perhaps because of the truly bizarre nature of their life cycle.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2011
Someone told him that these were the famed deer botflies.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1961, the incidence of parasitism by botflies was the highest for the period 1960-1966.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
The highest rate of infestation by botflies occurred in 1961, the year in which the population density of P. maniculatus was near its peak.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
